Sinenhlanhla: C u 2morrow
Anele ayiphindisele esikhwameni iselula, avele asigaxe ehlombe isikhwama, abone indlela eya kwaNjilo. Uhamba kanjena nje nengqondo ayimile. Ayidedele ijubalale ize imlethele isithombe somfana omuhle okhangisa iJungle Oats ovame ukuvela kumabonakude. Lo mfana cishe uyintanga yakhe uSinenhlanhla, yize esikhangisweni ekhuluma isiNgisi kodwa uSinenhlanhla useyazi ukuthi lo mfana uyakwazi ukukhuluma isiZulu. Konje lona igama lalo mfana kungathiwa ngubani?” NguThemba noma Bheki? Akukhumbulayo ukuthi kulesi sikhangiso seJungle Oats lo mfana ubizwa ngoMike. Uthi kambe kungenzeka ukuthi kube yigama lakhe langempela lelo? USinenhlanhla azibone ngamehlo engqondo esehambisana noMike, bebambene ngezandla, abanye abafundi bebabuka ngeso lokuhaha. Kusenjalo uMike amuthi janti ngamehlo akhe amakhulu amhlophe qwa maqede amamatheke kuvele uthotho lwamazinyo nawo emhlophe qwa. Naye aze amamatheke ngempela uSinenhlanhla. Abese eshesha aqalaze ukuthi akekho yini umuntu ombonayo. Bangathini kodwa abantu sebembona emamatheka yedwa?
Kanti umamathekiswa ngumfana weJungle Oats nje usezobonwa nguMzekezeke. Banqwamane khona esangweni likanogada elase livulwe nge. UMzekezeke naye kumjabulise ukumamathekelwa yisimomondiya esinjengoSinenhlanhla. Bake bathi ukugqolozelana umzuzwana sengathi kukhona okubathonyile. Babingelelane futhi bese beyahambisana njalo. Bahambisana kanje isithombe somfana weJungle Oats sesithanda ukufiphala lapha engqondweni kaSinenhlanhla. Okusho ukuthi uMike lo wayesezonyamalala kancane kancane ukuze anikeze uSinenhlanhla ithuba lokuxoxa noMzekezeke? Namhlanje kwasengathi ulimi lukaMzekezeke luyasombuluka. Azithamunde.
“Ngizwa kuthiwa usufunda ukubhukuda.” Asho uMzekezeke bese elithi janti kanye iduku elimanzi lokubhukuda ayesalishuqulile uSinenhlanhla. “Uyakuthanda ngempela yini ukubhukuda wena Sne?”
“Uzwe ngobani ukuthi ngiyabhukuda wena Mzeke?”
“Ngizwile nje, Sne. Mina ngizamile ukuyobhukuda ngonyaka odlule kodwa eyi …” Bese egcizelela ngokuphakamisa amahlombe uMzekezeke. “Kona ngizamile ngempela, uyazi, kodwa nje …”
“Kodwa kwenzanjani, Mzeke?”
UMzekezeke abe esemlandisa indlela uthisha uMudau amhlenga ngayo eseminza. Asho nokuthi kusukela ngalolo suku useyakwesaba ukubhukuda.
“Kanti wena wacishe waminza ngempela vele Mzeke?” Ubuza uSinenhlanhla naye esesibona ngamehlo engqondo lesi sinaphungana sesiminza.
“Ukuthi amanzi vele ngiyawesaba mina, Sne.”
“Kodwa mhlawumbe ukuba awuzange usheshe uyeke ubuzokwazi ukubhukuda nawe. Nami ngisakwesaba ukubhukuda, kodwa uthisha uthi ngiza kahle.” Ingxoxo bayiphambukisele eZibalweni. Lesi yisona sifundo bobabili abasizwisisayo futhi abasithokozelayo.
“Mina nomfowethu omdala wayezishaya iZibalo. Ukuthi naye washeshe washiya isikole,” sekusho uMzeke.
“Mzeke, uyazi bengilokhu ngithi ngizokubuza, kungani bekubiza ukuthi unguMzeke?”
“Yingoba igama lami nginguZakhele nokuthi umfowethu …” Abindeke uMzekezeke.
“Nokuthini Mzeke?”
“Hhayi, ngizokutshela lokho ngolunye usuku, Sne.” Kudlule ingelosi. Kuzwakale umsindo wezicathulo kuphela lapho lowo nalowo esedla umgwaqo. Kube sengathi umbuzo kaSinenhlanhla uvele washabalalisa nomfutho wokuxoxa kuMzekezeke. USinenhlanhla azame ukuthola esinye isihloko ababengaxoxa ngaso, kodwa kuvele kuphinde kugqame isithombe sikaMike.
“Mzeke, uyayibuka iTV?”
“Yebo ngiyayibuka. Yini? Kwenzenjani?”
“Eee,” Abe namahlonyana uSinenhlanhla. Aphakule umlomo bese ethi: “Kunomfana lapha weJungle Oats lapha o …”
“Usho lomfana omuhle, uTshepo?”
Eme athi khimilili uSinenhlanhla. “Uyamazi yini kanti wena Mzeke?”
“Yebo ngiyamazi, uhlala eNaledi. Usefunda u-Grade 11 manje.”
“Ufunda kusiphi isikole?”
“Hmmm …” Azishaye esiphundu ngesandla uMzekezeke. “Konje bathi uTshepo ufundaphi nje?” Uyazi, ngiyalikhohlwa leli gama lesikole. Akhumbule. “Wo, ngaze ngakhumbula, ufunda eHyde Park Boys. Yena sasike sidlale ngama-skateboard sinaye. Futhi sasihamba nesonto elilodwa; ukuthi nami ngasuke ngayeka ukuyodlala nabo eNaledi. Mhlwawumbe nami ngabe e manje sengike ngavela kuTV.”
“Usahlala khona eNaledi?”
“Yebo, usahlala khona. Futhi ubaba wakhe kuthiwa ungumsakazi weLesedi FM, kanti umama wakhe usebenzela iphephandaba.”
“Muhle loya mfana, Mzeke.”
“Maningi amantombazane amthandayo uTshepo, kodwa yena sengathi akawathandi nje. Futhi angazi ukuthi uTshepo unjani, uyazi?”
“Ungakwazi ukungihambisa kuye, Mzeke?”
Aphefumulele phezulu uMzekezeke. “UTshepo utholakala kalula ngeMigqibelo kuphela, nakhona uma ngabe yena nabangani bakhe bengeke baye eMaponya Mall. Okusho ukuthi kofanele nathi siye eMaponya-ke.”
“Kanti kwenziwani eMaponya, Mzeke?”
“EMaponya phela kunendawo lapho kudlalwa khona ama-games. UTshepo uyawathanda kakhulu ama-games.” Bavumelane ngokuthi kulo Mgqibelo uSinenhlanhla noMzekezeke babezohamba beyohlangana noTshepo eNaledi.
Bahlukane lapho uMzekezeke esebamba indlela ebheke kubo.
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